Upcoming Herding Clinic

Okay, so this is off-topic. But I'm a big supporter of Buckeye Border Collie Rescue -- and quite fascinated with herding.

Buckeye Border Collie Rescue is sponsoring an Introduction to Herding Clinic on Saturday, April 24, at Hado-Bar Farm in northeastern Ohio. If you’ve ever wondered if your herding breed dog has what it takes to herd sheep, then you may want to check out this clinic. I’ve gone to several of the Introduction to Herding Clinics at this farm, and had a great time and always learned something new. What I love to watch is the different herding styles with the dogs. Because this clinic is open to all breeds, you can see how an Aussie works differently than a Border collie, and how sheep respond differently to a dog with a lot of eye and a loose-eyed dog. As you can imagine, the sheep will get a lot closer to those loose-eyed dogs. For the record, my Border collie Caeli would NEVER be described as loose-eyed. If you’re interested in learning more about the clinic, go to http://hado-bar.webs.com/images/IntroClinicFlyerBBCR_2010.pdf